Where does “kivitaltta” come from?

kivitaltta (Finnish) comes from Finnish taltta, from Old East Slavic долто, from Proto-Slavic dōltò — chisel.

kivitaltta (Finnish): stone chisel, drove chisel

Definitions

  1. stone chisel, drove chisel

Ancestry of “kivitaltta”, step by step

kivitaltta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taltta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtalttaA chisel
2Old East Slavicдолто—
3Proto-Slavicdōltòchisel

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Slavic dōltò →Every word from Old East Slavic долто →Every word from Finnish taltta →